About Purdue: The Boilermakers are coming off Saturday's 79-52 victory against West Virginia in Mackey Arena. ... Purdue has tied its season best with a three-game winning streak. ... The Boilermakers are averaging 66.8 points and are allowing 61.1. ... Purdue is shooting 42.3 percent from the field, including 31.6 percent from 3-point range, and 62.8 percent from the free throw line. ... The Boilermakers are outrebounding their opponents 41.2 to 34.1. ... Purdue has been guilty of 229 turnovers, five more than their opponents. ... The Boilermakers are 2-5 in road/neutral site games, winning at Clemson and at Nebraska. ... Byrd and Terone Johnson have combined for 61 of Purdue's 80 made 3-pointers. ... Purdue leads this series 83-62, including a 22-17 record in the Crisler Center. ... The Boilermakers are 8-4 vs. Michigan during the Matt Painter era ... Painter is 170-85 in his eighth season at Purdue and is 195-90 as a Division I head coach.

About Michigan: The Wolverines are coming off an 83-75 victory at Minnesota on Jan. 17. ... Michigan has lost only at Ohio State (56-53) on Jan. 13. ... The Wolverines are averaging 79.3 points and are allowing 59.5. ... Michigan is shooting 51 percent from the field, including 41 percent from 3-point range, and 71.4 percent from the free throw line. ... The Wolverines are outrebounding their opponents 37.2 to 28.8 ... Among Michigan's top six scorers, Hardaway's 48.5 field goal percentage is the worst in that group, with Morgan's 63.5 percent leading the way. ... Among their eight most recent games, the Wolverines have scored 81 points or more six times. ... Michigan is 11-0 in the Crisler Center. ... Purdue is the last opponent to win a game in Crisler. ... Point guard Burke has 129 assists and 34 turnovers. ... John Beilein is 108-78 in his sixth season with the Wolverines and is 659-396 as a college head coach.

RPI: Purdue 123, Michigan 6.

What to watch for: The Boilermakers have gotten much better in the past month, but Thursday's foe is a monster. Point guard play and tempo will be the keys. If Burke dominates Ronnie Johnson, and the Wolverines push the game into the 70s or 80s, Purdue has no chance.

The pick: Purdue traditionally plays very well in Ann Arbor, but its win there a year ago means Michigan will have a bit of revenge on its mind. Michigan 71, Purdue 58.